Le Creuset Cast Iron Square Grillit, Cerise, 26 cm
from LE CREUSET UK LTD
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Category: Kitchen & Home
Model No: L2081-26-67
Release Date: 18/03/2003
Availability: dispatched within 4 to 6 weeks
Index: Kitchen & Housewares
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Kitchen Shopper Price: £32.97
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Product Description Handcrafted in France since 1925, this colourful cast iron cookware is now legendary - for its outstanding durability, its oven-to-table versatility, its superb performance on all heat sources and for its lifetime guarantee. Accept no substitute. Excellent for lower-fat cooking, the ribbed base gives characteristic char-lines and flavour and gives the strength and durability needed for the intense heat a grill produces. The integral handle means it can even be used for roasting in the oven. Oven, grill, freezer and dishwasher safe. Suitable for all hobs - ceramic, halogen, induction, gas, oil/wood. Integral looped handle and helper handle. Pourers both sides. Size: 26cm diameter (10.2''). Available in a range of colours. Lifetime guarantee.
Fantastic! Sent: 24 October 2008
This griddle is brilliant. I enjoy using it several times
a week.
What I have discovered since owning it is:
Is is not necessary to season it, (written in Le Creuset's care guide)
as the special interior enamel coating does not require it.
The best way I have found to clean it is; let it cool whilst
you eat your meal,then add a dash of washing up liquid and
fill with hot water.
Leave it to soak, 30 minutes, then using a normal dish cloth
(not a scrubby one) see it the residue comes away easily.
If it doesn't, just leave for up to two hours, you'll find
the griddle cleans up wonderfully without risking a scratched
bottom.
If the surface does end up ruined through improper care, then
you would have to treat it the same way as untreated cast iron
by seasoning it.
I highly recommend this griddle
One final note,
If the meat your going to cook is of uneven thickness, use a
meat tenderiser to even it out. I purchased this one, which is
great Kitchen Craft Heavy Duty Metal Meat Tenderiser Hammer
A new kitchen essential Sent: 10 September 2008
I was given one of these as a present and it has rapidly become a kitchen essential. I use it for all meat cooking, reserving my frying pan for delicate fish, rissotto and stir fry (I really should get a wok!). It is also great for grilling vegetables.
As with the entire Le Creuset cast iron range, it is seriously heavy and you will find yourself using the lifting tab that is opposite the handle. But that heaviness delivers consistent heat and you can rely on the entire cooking surface being an even temperature.
The interior is black enamel with ridges to give the char lines that are essential on a tuna steak. Fat will collect in the bottom and with very fatty foods, like sausages, you might need to pour away some fat part-way through the cooking. The lips on either side make this very easy.
Less fatty food will stick to the ridges slightly and if you are used to cleaning a non-stick fry pan by running it under the tap, wiping it with a sponge once and then drying, you need to be ready for a bit more work - both to get bits off the ridges and to pry stuff out of the troughs.
But it is pretty simple - leave it to soak in warm soapy water for 15 minutes then scrub lightly with a pot brush and everything will lift off. It is also dishwasher safe, but I never put pans (or knives) in the dishwasher whatever the manufacturer says, so I can't vouch for that.
If my house burned down and I had to restock my kithen from scratch, this would be one of the cookware essentials near the top of the list - it makes for low-fat cooking of fatty foods without the hassle of using a grill, sears beautifully and looks great left on the hob, with a great range of colours to choose from.
One final tip - shop around. There is always someone somewhere running a special offer on Le Creuset.
Five stars.
Recommended Sent: 22 February 2008
One of my most used Le creaset items.
Doesn't turn a steak all grey with steam like the old george foreman. Ideal.
Ignore all the not non-stick nonsense. Go to woolworths if you want that.
Food tastes great. Cleaning is easy. Just a quick scrub with nylon brush. Enough said.
An even healthier way to cook  Sent: 18 July 2007
ideal for fast, low-fat grilling of meatchicken, fish and vegetables - Le Creuset Cast Iron Square Grillit.
Colour - ALMOND.
'Le Creuset Grillits' products are completely covered in vitreous enamel, protecting the surface and making them easier to use and clean.
The ribbed base gives those characteristic char-lines and helps to enhance the flavour.
Sturdy and suitable for all types of hob, including induction.
Durable black enamel lining/anti-drip pouring lip.
26 cm square base with ASSIST HANDLE, for easy lifting, but don't forget your Le Creuset Double Oven Glove!
Relatively easy to clean, by hand, or pop it in the dishwasher.
Also available in a 26 cm round version and in a variety of colours - some at great prices at Amazon, today!
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Associated kitchen categories: Griddles & Skillets cookware, griddle, skillet, le cruesetle, crusetle, cresuet, crueset, le cruset |
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